Textile Foraging

Further resources for those curious after hearing about textile foraging.

Books

Worn: A People’s History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser

To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion is Making Us Sick – and How We Can Fight Back by Alden Wicker

The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St Clair

Online Resources

Anuschka Rees: How to Assess the Quality of Garments

NPR: Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt

BBC: How Did the Industrial Revolution Change the Textile Industry?

Turning Trash into Treasure: Voices from Chile’s Fast Fashion Graveyard in the Atacama Desert

DW Planet A: Can we really recycle our old clothes?

Studies

Evaluating Environmental Impact of Natural and Synthetic Fibers: A Life Cycle Assessment Approach

Analysis of the polyester clothing value chain to identify key intervention points for sustainability

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